93 WIBC. It's Kendall Casey show. I'm Rob Mindy Winkler in for Casey today. And you know,

like we're it's a week. We got a week to go until the votes get tallied here in Indiana.

And I'm always curious, what is the final week like for these candidates as they run for these

big time offices, whether it's Congress, whether it's US Senate, which is on the ballot this year,

whether it is the Indiana Secretary of State's office that said, let's bring it expert in.

A guy who knows not only how to do it, but how to win them. He's got 30 years in the Indiana

Senate, our good friend, Senator, Jim, how are you? Morning, Rob. Okay. So you want a whole bunch

of these races. Some of them were closer than others, especially as your district trended more

blue towards the end. What's the final week like for a candidate running for big time office?

May I use analogy analogy? The floor is yours. Absolutely. Robert, I think of yourself as a

NASCAR driver. And you're leading the race. Yes. And it's like two or three laps to go.

And that driver is listening for every bang, every bop, everything going on with his engine and

his tires or her tires. And you just hope your car stays together. And you can win this race.

So in the sense of a Diego, because look, Diego, is Diego the worst, you can say this now because

you're not involved anymore. Is the end of the worst statewide candidate, the Republicans have

run since you've been involved? I, we've, I think the Republican and Democrat party has had

their share of, of candidates that leave a little, little less to be desired. So nice. Yeah.

He's, he's on par with Murdoch and Charlie White, at least, right? The very best we can say about

him as a candidate. I've never seen so much energy from one individual. And

Rob, you know me. I know. I'm going to give you the positive. I know. It's not because the

part of your thing else. I was raised that way. I know. My mom tells me it's okay to say he

can't say something nice. Don't say anything at all. But you're a pundit now. I'm a pundit. It's a

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